The unified field theory that ties together Jobs personality and products begins with his most salient trait: his intensity. His silences could be as searing as his rants; he had taught himself to stare without blinking. Sometimes this intensity was charming, in a geeky way, such as when he was explaining the profundity of Bob Dylan's music or why whatever product he was unveiling at that moment was the most amazing thing that Apple had ever made. At other times it could be terrifying, such as when he was fulminating about Google or Microsoft ripping of Apple. . Walter Isaacson
I make love with a focus and intensity that most people reserve for sleep.
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Unknown
I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi)
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Eve Ensler
The intensityin your eyesburns my penas i write.
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Sanober Khan
There was a lot about Kim and J.P. he didn't get.. he was confused by their lack of romance. As a father, he was at times grateful for that missing intensity, but as a man who liked to surprise his wife with flowers, it baffled...
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Stewart Onan
There is no Space or TimeOnly intensity, And tame things Have no immensity
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Mina Loy
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